Browsing: April 2018

EMRA is Building More EM Leaders of Tomorrow

4/19/2018

One of the things EMRA loves most — and does best — is help EM residents and medical students grow into confident, inspiring leaders. Now there are more opportunities than ever.

Medical Education , Simulation , Medical Students

Conference in Review: SIMS Conference 2018

4/18/2018 Shyam Murali , John Peacock , Joseph Ponce

Simulation has made an incredible impact on the world of medical education. Students have responded by creating the Student Initiative in Medical Simulation, an organization that is working to promote

Clinical , Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge: April 2018

4/18/2018 Sarah Watson, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

What's your interpretation of this tracing?

Burnout , Compassion Fatigue , Wellness , Editorial

Wellness in All Forms: The Daddy Dance

4/18/2018 Eric McDonald, MD

When a particularly rough shift ends, do you have a way to leave it behind you?

EMPower

Ije Akunyili, MD, MPA, FACEP

4/18/2018

Ije Akunyili was embarking on a career in economic policy and development at the World Bank when she realized her passion for helping people, particularly the disadvantaged, could be served more direc

Award Winners , Awards , Spring , Travel Scholarships , Residency Leadership , Grants , Educational Courses , Attending

Congratulations to EMRA's 2018 Spring Awards Recipients

4/18/2018

Please join EMRA in congratulating our 2018 Spring Awards recipients.

Cardiology

The Near-Fatal Panic Attack

4/17/2018 Christina Long, MD

While aortic dissection is relatively rare, it remains the most common and lethal form of the acute aortic syndromes.

Endocrinology

Case Study: Abdominal Pain and Unusual Catastrophic Diagnosis

4/17/2018 Ahmed Raziuddin, MD , Maria Ahmed, MSIV

Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is hard to catch - making it more critical to begin appropriate treatment as soon as possible upon diagnosis.

Tobacco Cessation in the Emergency Department

4/17/2018 Zachary Smith, MD

By routinely incorporating a clinical tool for smoking cessation into patient encounters, medical students can play a pivotal role in helping busy clinical teams achieve an often-unmet key clinical ob

SVI , Interviewing , Medical Students , Advising , Match , EMIG

Factors Affecting Standardized Video Interview Performance: Preparation Elements and the Testing Environment

4/17/2018

The AAMC launched the Standardized Video Interview pilot project for medical students applying to EM residency programs in summer 2017. Now the AAMC is releasing results of two surveys taken by partic